“使入睡”常见的英文表达是 put to sleep 或 send to sleep,以下为详细解析:
含义:该短语有“使入睡;使安睡;使长眠(指安乐死)”等意思,在表示“使入睡”时,是比较常用的表达。
例句:
The soft music helped put the baby to sleep.(轻柔的音乐帮助宝宝入睡了。)
A warm bath can often put you to sleep quickly.(洗个热水澡常常能让你很快入睡。)
含义:也有“使入睡;使打瞌睡”的意思,侧重于描述某种行为或事物让人进入睡眠状态。
例句:
The boring lecture sent half of the class to sleep.(这场无聊的讲座让班上一半的同学都打起了瞌睡。)
The rhythmic sound of the waves sent her to sleep.(有节奏的海浪声让她进入了梦乡。)